The Creative Sound Play of Jazz Music: A Conversation with Saxophonist Hayes Greenfield

The Jeff Bradbury Show

In this episode, host Jeffrey Bradbury interviews jazz musician and sound artist Hayes Greenfield. They discuss the concept of creative sound play for young learners and its benefits for executive function skills and social-emotional learning. They also explore the importance of music education in developing active listening skills and cognitive flexibility. Hayes shares his journey as a musician and offers advice on encouraging students to continue playing and improvising. The conversation touches on the role of music in building community and the challenges and rewards of composing music for film. In this conversation, Hayes Greenfield discusses his approach to music composition and the importance of sound and silence. He shares his experiences working on film scores and the challenges of finding the right balance between music and visuals. Hayes also talks about his favorite jazz musicians and the different ensembles he enjoys playing with. He explains his concept of creative sound play and how it can be used to enhance children's self-esteem and creativity. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the role of technology in jazz music and the future of the genre. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

Conversation Takeaways

• Creative sound play can help develop executive function skills and social-emotional learning in young learners.
• Music education is important for developing active listening skills and cognitive flexibility.
• Practicing an instrument can be challenging but is necessary for improvement.
• Improvisation allows students to express themselves and develop their musical skills.
• Composing music for film requires collaboration with the director and understanding their vision. Finding the right balance between music and visuals in film scores can be challenging
• Creative sound play can enhance children's self-esteem and creativity
• Technology has a place in jazz music, but the simplicity of a musical conversation is still important
• Jazz music is here to stay, but there is a need for more simplicity and beauty in the genre
• Listening to each other is key to understanding and connection

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and Background
• 02:00 Hayes Greenfield: Musician and Sound Artist
• 03:08 Creative Sound Play for Young Learners
• 06:21 Using Sound Play for Transitions
• 11:01 Developing Executive Function Skills Through Sound Play
• 13:26 The Importance of Music Education
• 18:20 Encouraging Students to Continue Playing and Improvising
• 21:14 The Role of Music in Building Community
• 25:26 The Challenges and Rewards of Composing Music for Film
• 31:58 In Search of Resolution
• 33:01 Balancing Music and Visuals
• 33:38 Musical Inspiration
• 35:24 Ensemble Preferences
• 37:43 Writing and Notating Music
• 38:47 The Power of Intuition
• 39:55 The Role of a Conductor
• 44:08 The Importance of Listening
• 45:29 Creative Sound Play
• 47:24 Enhancing Children's Creativity
• 50:33 The Role of Technology in Jazz
• 51:36 The Future of Jazz
• 53:00 Simplicity and Beauty in Jazz
• 54:34 The Importance of Listening

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About our Guest:

Hayes Greenfield is the founder of Creative Sound Play (CSP), a sound-based, generative learning system for Pre-K, as well as an award-winning jazz musician, notable film composer, and innovative educator. His book, Creative Sound Play for Young Learners (Routledge, Eye on Education Series, 2024), invites educators to use sound-making as collaborative educational play. Hayes began working as a teaching artist in public and private K-12 schools. He created and implemented curricula for K-12 students, and professional development workshops for special needs District 75 teachers in New York City. Notably, he created a Pre-K program for PNC Bank’s “Grow Up Great Initiative,” devoted five years to codifying CSP at the Lenox Hill Early Childhood Center’s Head Start program, and consulted at Bank Street Head Start. Founder and lead educator for CSP, Hayes guides Pre-K teachers in his sound-based pedagogy and offers in-person and remote coaching sessions to accompany his self-paced video curriculum. An exceptional speaker Hayes has presented at the NAEYC, NHSA, A Joyous Celebration of Ideas, the Next Wave Center for Artistry and Scholarship, and other conferences. A jazz musician, Hayes is proud to be endorsed by Yamaha, Vandoren, and Eventide. He has released 10 critically acclaimed CDs including two award-winning family CD’s Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz and Music for a Green Planet, and has performed at festivals and venues throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. Hayes’ Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz school assembly program has reached over 300,000 young people and his music has been wonderfully received and reviewed in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, Billboard, Child Magazine, Downbeat, Jazz Times and more*.* As film composer, Hayes has scored more than 70 films, documentaries, commercials, animations, and TV specials.

Links of Interest

• Company Site: https://www.creativesoundplay.com/
• Creative Soundplay for Young Learners Book
• Website: https://www.hayesgreenfield.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativesoundplay/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehayesgreenfield
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiC0eCONgJfJSXJGO6fALsA

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